One-dozen U.S. land rigs left play for the week ending April 1, joined by two offshore units for a decline of 14 to 450 operating U.S. rigs (including 420 land-based units), according to Baker Hughes Inc. Read More

The ongoing decline in active U.S. land rigs gathered pace again in the latest count by Baker Hughes Inc., with 14 units departing. However, along with a general slowing of declines in recent weeks comes talk by some analysts of what a comeback might look like.
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The United States saw the departure of four land-based rigs in the latest tally by Baker Hughes Inc., which was released on Friday. That was five natural gas rigs departing, offset by one returning oil-directed rig. Read More

Texas lost 12 rigs and the Permian Basin saw seven depart, making them the biggest losers among states and plays in the most recent rig count. But the Permian has something going for it called the Delaware Basin. Read More

North American energy patch retrenchment continued with the withdrawal of 50 rigs from service in the United States and Canada, according to the Baker Hughes Inc. tally released Friday (Feb. 12). Read More

The count of drilling rigs active in the United States plummeted again for the week ending Feb. 5. The U.S. total declined by 48 units to end at 571, which is just under 40% of where it was one year ago when the count was 1,456. Read More

Drillers took heed of recent industry comment that the U.S. rig count has further to fall. The latest Baker Hughes Inc. count shows the withdrawal of 17 land-based rigs and one offshore rig from service (12 oil and six natural gas). Read More